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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Sammy Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 989 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 749 different votes 989 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 58% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 43% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 49 No
Migration 43% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 35% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Housing 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 8 No
Energy 12% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
105 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 169 shared votes
61 Aye 108 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
413
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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